Jared Leto to topline “The Outsider” action-thriller set in post-WWII Japan April 6, 2016 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar winner Jared Leto has signed on to star in Martin Zandvliet’s action-thriller “The Outsider” for Waypoint Entertainment and Linson Entertainment, the companies announced Tuesday, April 5, according to TheWrap. Written by Andrew Baldwin, “The Outsider” is set in post-WWII Japan and follows an imprisoned American soldier (Leto) who is released with the help of his Yakuza cellmate. Now free, he sets out to earn their respect and repay his debt while navigating the dangerous criminal underworld. Waypoint Entertainment will finance with Ken Kao (“The Nice Guys”) producing alongside John Linson (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Art Linson (“Fight Club”) under their Linson Entertainment banner. Bloom will handle international sales. Production is slated to start this fall. “The Outsider” will mark Zandvliet’s English-language debut following the success of “Land of Mine,” which was lauded at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival and acquired by Sony Pictures as a potential awards contender this year. For Leto, this will be just the second film for the selective actor since his Oscar-winning turn in 2013’s “Dallas Buyers Club.” He will next be seen as the Joker in “Suicide Squad,” which Warner Bros. will release on Aug. 5. Waypoint Entertainment is a film and TV development, production, and finance company which recently announced it is producing Scott Cooper‘s “Hostiles” starring Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike. The company has several films in post-production including Shane Black‘s detective thriller “The Nice Guys” starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, which Warner Bros. will release May 20; Gus Van Sant‘s “The Sea of Trees” starring Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, and Naomi Watts; and Terrence Malick‘s “Weightless” starring Ryan Gosling Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, and Rooney Mara. John Linson and Art Linson are currently producing “The Comedian” in New York starring Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann and Harvey Keitel. Photo: ABC/ Rick Rowell   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation  About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.“By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. |
